This weekend has been all about last minute shopping fueled by coffee. Thank you coffee for giving me the energy to check everyone off my list. ALSO READ: 11 Coffee Memes That Are Almost as Good as Actual Coffee As much as I enjoy shopping for gifts for other people, this weekend it has been […]
Fight Hunger and Help More Families Share Holiday Meals
I’ve partnered with Wells Fargo Food Banks for this post. I’ve donated all proceeds received to fight hunger and help more families share holiday meals. This weekend my family and I went shopping for all kinds of delicious foods to get ready for our Christmas celebration. Then when we got home, after putting all of […]
Corn Husk Wreath
Check out this beautiful wreath I received as a gift from the folks at La Mexciana, purveyors of mostly handmade artisanal Mexican products. When I opened the box it came in I was immediately taken by the vibrant color and when I lifted it out of the box and realized it is made out of […]
Did My Daughter Racially Profile Our Elf on the Shelf?
I did not grow up with the whole Elf on the Shelf tradition. I didn’t even hear about it until I had kids and frankly, when I did hear about it, I wasn’t all that into it ’cause it’s kind of weird to have a doll keeping an eye on you and moving around your […]
We’re Expecting a Visit From the Tooth Fairy
Someone in our household lost a tooth. Thankfully, it wasn’t me. And now that someone is expecting a visit from the Tooth Fairy. Let’s hope the Tooth Fairy doesn’t forget to show up like she did that one time when we had to explain that clearly the Tooth Fairy was running late because too many […]


